Table 1 Participant’s sociodemographic and clinical characteristics
Sample characteristics | Total sample | |
|---|---|---|
n | % | |
Sociodemographic characteristics | 201 | Â |
Age—years (12–17), median (IQR) | 13 (12–15) |  |
Sex | ||
 Female | 105 | 52.2 |
 Male | 96 | 47.8 |
Adolescence stage | ||
 Early adolescence (12–14 years) | 140 | 69.7 |
 Mid-adolescence (15–17 years | 61 | 30.3 |
Education (number of years in formal education)—mean (SD) | 1.8(0.5) |  |
 Not attending school | 2 | 1.0 |
 Special school | 1 | 0.5 |
 Lower primary school (pre-primary—class 5) | 100 | 50.5 |
 Upper primary school (class 6–8) | 81 | 40.9 |
 Secondary school | 14 | 7.1 |
Perceived HIV-stigma scoreb—median (IQR) | 15(12–20) |  |
Orphanhood | ||
 Both parents alive | 98 | 48.8 |
 Only mother alive | 37 | 18.4 |
 Only father alive | 29 | 14.4 |
 Both parents died | 37 | 18.4 |
Clinical characteristics | ||
HIV viral load concentration | ||
 ≤ 1000 copies/mL | 108 | 56.8 |
 > 1000 copies/mL | 82 | 43.2 |
WHO clinical stage, OM = 5 | ||
 Stage 1 | 10 | 5.1 |
 Stage 2 | 142 | 72.1 |
 Stage 3 | 45 | 22.8 |